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## [The Poetry of Thomas Merton: Understanding His Spirituality (Part 2)](https://thomasbrennan.substack.com/p/the-poetry-of-thomas-merton-understanding-e48)

_2026-08-16 · Thomas Brennan · Thomas Merton: Contemplative Monk or Catholic Activist_

In the first several pages of Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander, a kind of literary journal published in 1966, Merton mentions which authors he is reading: Karl Barth, St.

## [The Poetry of Thomas Merton: Understanding His Spirituality (Part 1)](https://thomasbrennan.substack.com/p/the-poetry-of-thomas-merton-understanding)

_2026-08-07 · Thomas Brennan · Thomas Merton: Contemplative Monk or Catholic Activist_

Observations on the human and spiritual aspects of the poetry of Thomas Merton.

## [Thomas Merton: Early Anti-War Poem](https://thomasbrennan.substack.com/p/thomas-merton-early-anti-war-poem)

_2026-07-31 · Thomas Brennan · Thomas Merton: Contemplative Monk or Catholic Activist_

This essay, slightly edited, was originally published on Substack November 21, 2023

## [War Poems From History - Robert Southey](https://thomasbrennan.substack.com/p/war-poems-from-history-robert-southey)

_2026-07-23 · Thomas Brennan · Thomas Merton: Contemplative Monk or Catholic Activist_

Anti-War poems from famous authors.

## [Poetry Of The Sacred Contest - 2026](https://thomasbrennan.substack.com/p/poetry-of-the-sacred-contest-2026)

_2026-07-21 · Thomas Brennan · Thomas Merton: Contemplative Monk or Catholic Activist_

Writing Contest centered on Thomas Merton and his writings

## [War Poems From History - Wilfred Owen #2](https://thomasbrennan.substack.com/p/war-poems-from-history-wilfred-owen-f41)

_2026-07-14 · Thomas Brennan · Thomas Merton: Contemplative Monk or Catholic Activist_

Anti-War poems from famous authors.

## [War Poems From History - Wilfred Owen](https://thomasbrennan.substack.com/p/war-poems-from-history-wilfred-owen)

_2026-07-08 · Thomas Brennan · Thomas Merton: Contemplative Monk or Catholic Activist_

Anti-War poems from famous authors.

## [Thomas Merton and Pope Leo XIV: Observations on The Tower of Babel](https://thomasbrennan.substack.com/p/thomas-merton-and-pope-leo-xiv-observations)

_2026-07-05 · Thomas Brennan · Thomas Merton: Contemplative Monk or Catholic Activist_

Considerations on the problems of technology

## [Announcement: Now Open For Submissions - The "Root of War is Fear" Poetry Contest](https://thomasbrennan.substack.com/p/announcement-now-open-for-submissions)

_2026-07-01 · Thomas Brennan · Thomas Merton: Contemplative Monk or Catholic Activist_

A poetry contest exploring the themes of "The Root of War is Fear" essay written by Thomas Merton

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_2026-07-01 · **Sponsored**_

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## [Thomas Merton Reflects On War: Part 4](https://thomasbrennan.substack.com/p/thomas-merton-reflects-on-war-part-6cb)

_2026-06-21 · Thomas Brennan · Thomas Merton: Contemplative Monk or Catholic Activist_

Reflections from the writings of Thomas Merton to inspire new poetry.